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Identification of genes involved in inbreeding depression of reproduction in Langshan chickens
- Source :
- Animal Bioscience, Vol 34, Iss 6, Pp 975-984 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies, 2021.
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Abstract
- Objective Inbreeding depression of reproduction is a major concern in the conservation of native chicken genetic resources. Here, based on the successful development of strongly inbred (Sinb) and weakly inbred (Winb) Langshan chickens, we aimed to evaluate inbreeding effects on reproductive traits and identify candidate genes involved in inbreeding depression of reproduction in Langshan chickens. Methods A two-sample t-test was performed to estimate the differences in phenotypic values of reproductive traits between Sinb and Winb chicken groups. Three healthy chickens with reproductive trait values around the group mean values were selected from each of the groups. Differences in ovarian and hypothalamus transcriptomes between the two groups of chickens were analyzed by RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq). Results The Sinb chicken group showed an obvious inbreeding depression in reproduction, especially for traits of age at the first egg and egg number at 300 days (p
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 27650189 and 27650235
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Animal Bioscience
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.f1e05b61464e4bad83a18608506839ee
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5713/ajas.20.0248